Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Indian Canyon

On our second day in Palm Desert, after hiking Joshua Tree for a bit and not seeing much wildlife, we decided to head back down to the valley where it was warmer to try a different hike. We ended up at Indian Canyon, a desert oasis that offers trails that travel by waterfalls, scale some hilly terrain, and was literally crawling with animals.

A little spiny lizard.

The first oasis we traveled across.

Rocky terrain surrounding a desert oasis.

We found a chuckwalla!

Daniel scaling the rock to get a better look at the chuck.

He got right up next to him! This chuck was very laid-back.

A waterfall oasis.

Of the many hikes and places we went, Indian Canyon was our favorite on this trip. The wildlife was everywhere to be found, it was very scenic, and the oases scattered along the trail made for such a beautiful hike. And at 5-miles and a 78-degree day, it couldn't have been much more perfect.

Hi! Just found your page through Jenni at storyofmylife.com and thought I would take a look! Your pics looks really exotic to me. Where exactly in the U.S is it? I just posted travel adventures from Jakarta, Indonesia - welcome to visit my little space www.shoebox-living.com

Hi again! Didn't see your reply until now - wish all bloggers would be one the same platform, would make it so much more convenient. Despite having a lot of close American friends - I have actually never been in the U.S - so really would love to do a big road trip at some point. The pictures from your trip is just what I have in mind. TBC

Hey again! What platform do you use? How can I make it better? Do you get emailed when I comment back? If you have a Disqus account, it will do that ... but for the time being, I wanted a comment system that showed on my blog and emailed people (if they have an account).